Mermaid Theatre

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Performance of text Claire Luckham
Intended for a working-class audience, the play was inspired in part by Brecht ; CL says she was particularly interested in his enthusiasm for boxing and the relationship between fighters and their audience.
qtd. in
Reinelt, Janelle. “Beyond Brecht: Britain’s New Feminist Drama”. Feminist Theatre and Theory, edited by Helene Keyssar, St Martin’s Press, 1996, pp. 25-48.
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Timeline

28 May 1959: The Mermaid Theatre, Puddle Dock, London,...

Building item

28 May 1959

The Mermaid Theatre , Puddle Dock, London, was opened by Bernard Miles , with a performance of Lock Up Your Daughters (adapted from Rape Upon Rape by Henry Fielding ).
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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